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DOMESTIC  ANIMALS. 


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THE  HOUSE. 

TnE  horse  is  the  most  usefui 
to  man  of  all  animals.  In  the 
beauty  of  his  form,  and  the 
ease  and  the  grace  of  his  motion 
he  also  is  among  the  most  noted. 
We  can  better  judge  of  the  ex- 
treme beauty  of  the  horse,  bv 
viewing  him  in  his  wild  state, 
as  shown  in  the  picture  on  the 
opposite  page,  than  by  looking 
at  him  as  he  exists  with  us. 
He  appears  in  the  greatest  per- 
fection in  Arabia,  on  ever  ver- 
dant plains  where  he  is  free, 
and  where  the  climate  is  better 
for  him.  There  wild  horses  are 
seen  in  droves.  They  are 
caught  by  means  of  ropes  and 


snares  hid  in  the  sand.  Be- 
ing by  nature  mild  and  gentle, 
he  is  easily  learned  to  be  obe- 
dient, and  being  once  tamed,  he 
never  shows  a  wish  to  return 
to  his  wild  state. 

Many  stories  are  told  which 
exhibit  the  remarkable  intelli- 
gence and  sagacity  of  this  no- 
ble animal. 


THE  ASS. 
The  ass  is  a  small  animal 
of  the  horse-kind,  used  mostly 
to  carry  burdens,  and  draw  the 
cart.  In  some  countries  he  is 
used  in  preference  to  the  horse, 
being  able  to  endure  greater 
hardships,  and  work  longer,  and 
suffer  more  the  abuse  of  cruel 
drivers  than  the  horse. 


THE  OX. 

The  ox  is  an  animal  of  great 
value.  The  farmer  uses  him 
lor  labor,  then  takes  his  flesh 
for  foorl.  His  skin  is  converted 
into  leather,  and  his  horns  made 
into  combs.  Thus  every  part 
of  the  ox  when  dead  is  turned 
to  some  useful  purpose  to  sup 
ply  the  wants  of  man. 


THE  HOG. 

The  hog  is  almost  the  only 
tame  animal,  that  is  not  of  some 
use  to  us  while  living.  The  ox 
draws  the  plow  and  the  cart ; 
the  horse  carries  us  to  ride ;  the 
cow  gives  us  milk  ;  hens  lay  us 
eggs;  the  sheep  yields  us  wool, 
from  which  our  warm  winter 
clothing  is  made — but  the  hog 


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does  nothing  but  eat,  and  sleep 
as  we  see  him  in  the  picture. 
But  the  pork  and  lard  we  get 
from  his  carcase  when  dead 
repay  us  for  our  care  of  him 
while  living. 


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